MediaWiki talk:Abusefilter-disallowed-blanking

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Hopefully this is being watched at the mo (I'll rattle a cage somewhere else in a while otherwise!) - I'm wondering if we might be able to re-word this warning - I don't think the 'tendency to confuse' bit is very strong, if appropriate, I'll drop something in here that maybe someone can update? cheers, Privatemusings (talk) 07:09, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Protected edit request on 18 June 2022

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Please consider adding the following line after "If this page is a biography..."

If you are the author of the only substantial content of this page, and wish to have it deleted, please place {{Db-g7}} on the top of this page.

This reflects Wikipedia:Edit filter noticeboard#Filter 3 and new users blanking their own pages (G7). Thank you. NotReallySoroka (talk) 19:54, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Protected edit request on 16 July 2024

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{{edit filter warning
| filter   = 3
| action   = disallow
| friendly = yes 
| text     = An automated filter has identified this edit as potentially unconstructive, so it has been disallowed. ''Please do not remove all the text of Wikipedia pages.'' The resulting blank pages are harmful to Wikipedia because they confuse readers.
If you would like to experiment, please use the [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|sandbox]]. If this edit is constructive, please [[Wikipedia:Edit filter/False positives|report this error]].
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| fplink = no
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Given because of Special:Diff/1234873608 (in which new users will click Report error because there's a button to press), I think there's no need for new or anonymous users to report to EFFPR if they fail on attempting to blank articles; the plain link will probably work just fine. I would also suggest implementing * If you are the author of the only substantial content of this page, and wish to have it deleted, please place {{db-g7}} on the top of this page. as the edit request above this one was moot, as no administrator implemented it. Codename Noreste 🤔 Talk 16:27, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I would maintain that the big button is better for the new editors that usually trip the filter. If they come to false positives with a true positive, I'm not sure I really see the harm. The filter message is honestly over-linked as it is. EggRoll97 ^(talk) 19:00, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: it's evident that this is a controversial suggestion. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 17:32, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]